Improvement in hat-guards



H. TRUMPB.

HAT GUARD. No;179,432. Patented July 4,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY TRUMPP, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT m HAT-GUARDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,432, dated July 4,1876; application filed June 20, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY TRUMPP, of the city of Newark, in the countyof Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a Hat- Gnard, of whichthe following is a specification:

The object of the invention is to prevent a hat from coming into contactwith a floor or shelf in public assemblies, churches, and lecture-rooms,which usually deface with dirt the part ofthe hat that touches them, byproviding within the hat feet, upon which, when projected, the hatstands above the floor or shelf, and which, at the same time, are easyto operate instantly on projecting and withdrawal of the feet by meansof leverages and flexible connections, the whole of which is concealedbeneath the leather lining of the hat.

In the accompanying drawing is given a perspective view of the guard,which consists of a strip of thin metal of spring temper, (shown by a.)Theends,beingbroughttogether and lapping over each other, are heldtogether by the clasp g. Being very thin and flexible, the strip a willadapt itself to the shape of the hat, the lapping ends being at libertyto slide. The strip can be fitted to hats of any size. The strip a isthe foundation on which all the other parts are dependent.

In the drawing, 0 c 0 indicate thin metal attachments as holders for thelevers d, that are pivoted thereto at J, and for guides for the feet 0,the foot being pivoted to the lever at k, and sliding under the strap a.b is a thin flexible metal strip, pivoted to the middle lever at t, andat its extreme ends to the top of the levers on the other two feet. b isheld close to a by the clasps f, under which they are at liberty toslide. By these connections a movement to the right of the middle leverat will cause the feet to project below the end of the holders 0, and amovement to the left will withdraw them.

The position of the guard, as represented in the drawing, is that whichit is in when a hat is standing with the brim downward, the dotted lineshowing the edge of the leather lining. The parts 8 are thrust throughthe leather and turned over, thereby securing the guard to the hat, andthe feet, when projecting through the leather, support the hat half aninch, more or less, above the base they stand upon, to prevent thewithdrawal of the feet below the leather. When the guard is placed theends of the feet have a turn made upon them.

The guard is intended to be operated by a pull upon the end of themiddle foot, to which a small button, m, can be attached when the guardis placed. It can be operated by pressure upon the flange t on the topof the middle lever d, which projects beyond the edge of the leatherlining inside the hat.

What I claim as my invention is- Thecombinatiomin a hat-guard,substantially as described, of the thin metallic flexible exterior ringa, the flexible conmectingpiece b, holders 0, levers d, and feet 0, asand for the purpose specified and shown.

HENRY TRUMPP.

Attest:

WM. M. Goomne, D. H. CRAWFORD.

